(Source: UN - United Nations) The Security Council today renewed the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) until 30 June 2017, authorizing the expansion of peacekeeping forces and stressing the priority of civilian protection in its mandate. Adopting resolution 2304 (2016) by 11 votes in favour to none against, with 4 abstentions (China, Egypt, Senegal, Venezuela), the 15-member Council demanded that all parties immediately put an end to fighting and that the leaders implement the permanent ceasefire declared in the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan. Condemning in the strongest terms the recent fighting in Juba, the Council further demanded...

(Source: UN - United Nations) 13 July 2016 - Given the unstable security situation in South Sudan following clashes between Government and opposition forces which left some 72 people, including 33 civilians, dead, the United Nations peacekeeping chief today proposed that the UN Mission there be extended until the end of August to allow a rapid assessment on the need for a stronger mandate. 'The current situation in the country remains fluid and uncertain,' said Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous in his briefing to the Security Council on the activities of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), whose mandate will expire on 31 July. 'The Secretary-General's...

(Source: UN - United Nations) Presidential Statement Describes Attack on Protection Site as 'Unacceptable' The Security Council expressed deep alarm today at the situation in South Sudan, calling upon the Government to uphold its responsibility for the protection of civilians. Issuing presidential statement S/PRST/2016/1, the Council noted that, while the ceasefire had largely held in the former theatre of conflict in Greater Upper Nile, ongoing violence was a matter of deep concern. Further, the Council expressed its alarm over credible reports of armed men in uniforms of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) entering the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)...

(Source: United Nations Security Council) In South Sudan, protection of civilians 'critical part' of UN mandate Displaced people at the Protection of Civilians (POC) site in Bor, South Sudan. Photo: OCHA 17 February 2015 - United Nations peacekeepers must continue to provide critical protections for civilians in South Sudan as the country slowly emerges from a year-long stretch of internecine conflict, the head of the UN Mission (UNMISS) there declared today....

(Source: United Nations Security Council) New UN South Sudan envoy stresses civilian protection, national ownership of peace process Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Ellen Margrethe Løj (right) being interviewed on Radio Miraya. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine 2 September 2014 - Taking up her post today as head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Ellen Margrethe Løj acknowledged that while it was a "huge and difficult" challenge, the job was impossible to turn down because the country's people had fought hard for their independence....

(Source: United Nations Security Council) Security Council prioritizes civilian protection as it extends UN mission in South Sudan Wide view of the Security Council. UN Photo/JC McIlwaine (file photo) 27 May 2014 - The Security Council today extended the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and revised its mandate to give priority to the task of protecting civilians and to address the security, humanitarian and political...

(Source: UN - United Nations) South Sudan: UN peacekeeping chief says attack on base sheltering civilians &sets dangerous precedent& South Sudanese fleeing fighting, find refuge inside the UNMISS compound in Bor, Jonglei state. Photo: UNMISS/Tina Turyagyenda 23 April 2014 - Warning today that the surging violence in South Sudan is clear evidence that the United Nations can no longer operate in "business-as-usual" mode in the county, the Organization&s peacekeeping chief declared that the fighting must stop immediately; the Government has a duty to protect civilians; and the warring parties should negotiate a genuine ceasefire that will be respected by all sides. "We are not and...

(Source: United Nations Security Council) South Sudan: UN peacekeeping chief says attack on base sheltering civilians &sets dangerous precedent& South Sudanese fleeing fighting, find refuge inside the UNMISS compound in Bor, Jonglei state. Photo: UNMISS/Tina Turyagyenda 23 April 2014 - Warning today that the surging violence in South Sudan is clear evidence that the United Nations can no longer operate in "business-as-usual" mode in the county, the Organization&s peacekeeping chief declared that the fighting must stop immediately; the Government has a duty to protect civilians; and the warring parties should negotiate a genuine ceasefire that will be respected by all sides. "We...

(Source: United Nations Security Council) Security Council voices outrage at latest attacks against civilians, UN in South Sudan People fleeing violence in Bentiu, the capital of Unity state, South Sudan, arriving at UNMISS base on 15 April 2014 to seek shelter. Photo: UNMISS/Mihad Abdallah 18 April 2014 - The Security Council on Friday voiced its outrage at the recent attacks by armed groups in South Sudan that have purposefully targeted...

(Source: UN - United Nations) South Sudan: number of civilians protected at UN peacekeeping bases is 'swelling' People fleeing violence in Bentiu, the capital of Unity state, South Sudan, arriving at UNMISS base on 15 April 2014 to seek shelter. Photo: UNMISS/Mihad Abdallah 16 April 2014 - Spiraling violence has forced an increasing number of civilians in South Sudan's oil-rich Unity state are seeking refuge with the United Nations peacekeeping mission, it...

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